Would it be wrong to artificially create love?

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Psychologist Author Aron, created a means of making people, even complete strangers fall in love with each other in only an hour. The experiment did not use drugs or anything like that ,he just created a questionnaire for the 2 people to ask each other and finished it by having both people stare into each other's eyes for 4 minutes.

This study and its results are obviously under a good deal of scrutiny but from what I've found, it has a surprisingly high success rate.

So to my personal issue. There's a girl I like and she has a go with the flow attitude so I don't think it would be hard to get her to participate in the experiment as long as I didn't tell her the purpose, or she might, even if I did tell her as long as I made it sound like a joke. Author Aron's questionnaire is easy to find so I was thinking of having her do the experiment with me to make her fall for me, both because I like her and I'm curious to see the experiment's results in person. I'm actually not sure which I want more, her or just to see if it works.

Anyways would it actually be wrong to do this?

that's wrong 12
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  • Ellenna
    7 years ago

    Wrong to be so dishonest: that's a terrible basis for a relationship

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  • mysistersshadow
    7 years ago

    How is that artificial? Ppl meet and talk and stare into each others eyes then fall in love all the time. Sounds perfectly natural.

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  • jethro
    7 years ago

    Yea I saw that episode of Big Bang Theory. It didn't work for Penny and Sheldon and it won't work for anyone else.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      7 years ago

      haven't seen that one.

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      • jethro
        7 years ago

        Yea right.

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  • MOm-type
    7 years ago

    Wrong...His theory is wrong in other cultures, such as religious countries..

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  • Tealights
    7 years ago

    The foundation to this soon to be relationship (if it works) is crap, because from the start you're lying. If you like the girl, just confess and see how she feels.

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  • dirtybirdy
    7 years ago

    No sir, I don't like it.

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  • DuHast
    7 years ago

    If she's aware of the purpose of the experiment and agrees to it, I don't see anything ethically wrong with it.
    Even if all she knows is that it's designed to influence her thoughts/behaviour in some way, then arguably it's still totally sound.

    You're essentially creating a scenario that's conducive to mutual attraction between you both. So what's the difference between that, and taking her out on a date and flirting with/charming her? Not much, imo. Except with the "experiment", you're actually being directly honest about what your intentions are.

    As for this type of 'manufactured' love being somehow inferior to spontaneous attraction, that's bollocks imo. It's the exact same thing.
    If she really doesn't like you, no amount of questionnaires or eye staring will change that. The most that she can be 'unnaturally manipulated', might be for her to feel somewhat attracted to you for a short while, but that will wear off.

    And people may not want to hear it, but all attraction is based on manipulation. Flirting, the whole 'game' thing, the way people act and represent themselves, it's all a dance designed to lure partners. It's essentially manipulation, and not all manipulation is bad.

    So no, it would not be wrong. And hypnotists do stuff like this all the time. It might be kinda creepy, but not wrong.

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  • riffraffy
    7 years ago

    Sad you need a sketchy thesis to make conversation and maintain eye contact, but go for it. I have a hunch this result is heavily modified based on attractiveness.

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